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UN Warns 740,000 Women Detained Globally, Calls for Urgent Prison Reforms

GENEVA — A group of United Nations experts issued a stark warning on Wednesday, revealing that over 740,000 women and girls…

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Israeli NGOs Alarmed by Plan to Effectively Expand Jerusalem’s Borders for First Time Since 1967

Israeli NGOs have raised the alarm over a government-endorsed settlement plan which, they argue, would mark the first expansion of…

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WHO Sounds Alarm Over Unvaccinated Repatriated Children in Afghanistan, Posing Major Public Health Threat

KABUL, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the health of thousands of children returning…

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Torkham Closure Inflicts $240 Million Blow on Bilateral Trade

Islamabad/Peshawar – The prolonged shutdown of the Torkham border crossing, a critical artery for commerce between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has…

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Red Cross Reaches Over Two Million People in Afghanistan Amid 2025 Crises

Throughout 2025, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) managed to provide essential health services to…

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‘We Aged 20 Years’: British Couple Describe Ordeal in Taliban Prisons After Seven-Month Detention

LONDON, Feb 14 – A British octogenarian couple, held captive in Afghanistan for seven and a half months, have spoken of…

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Bangladesh Election: BNP Secures Landslide Victory in First Vote Since Hasina’s Ouster

Voting was largely peaceful in an election widely seen as a critical test for Bangladesh's democracy, marking the country's first…

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US announces full withdrawal from key base in Syria used to fight ISIS

The US military announced on Thursday its complete withdrawal from a strategically vital base in Syria that had served as…

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US and Iran Show Flexibility on Nuclear Deal, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Says

The coffee in Ankara was still hot when Hakan Fidan leaned forward, his voice dropping to something just above a…

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Pakistan warning to Afghanistan came with the weight of a country on edge

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif sat before the cameras, his voice steady but his message sharp. In a matter of…

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